David Brower

"Climb the mountains and get their good tidings."

"Truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it."

"The planet does not belong to us; we belong to the planet."

"Our culture has an unhealthy relationship with nature."

"Every act of conservation is an act of faith."

"We must act as though we live only one day longer on this earth."

"The future will either be green or not at all."

"Wilderness areas are the cathedrals of our faith."

"To preserve wildness is to preserve ourselves."

"The best teachers are nature and experience."

"We are not separate from nature; we are part of it."

"The cure for despair is not hope, it is action."

"The earth is suffering from a fever of our own making."

"Every conservation success begins with an individual who cares."

"Wildness is a necessity for preserving our humanity."

"The fight for the Grand Canyon is far more than a conservation issue."

"We must learn to love the earth with the same intensity we love ourselves."

"The wilderness does not have a price tag."

"In nature's infinite book of secrecy, a little I can read."

"A person is not educated until they can protect what they love."

"The greatest threat to our future is apathy."

"We are the first species to have the ability to destroy ourselves."

"Conservation requires more than good intentions."

"The silence of nature is louder than the noise of civilization."

"To love the earth is to love ourselves."

"The mountains speak a language older than words."

"Every creature has intrinsic value."

"We must become the change we wish to see."

"The wilderness is not a place to visit; it is a place to belong."

"Conservation is the progressive use of the earth for the greatest good."